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I sat down for a chat with Katrin Haase, has long years of experience making games for children at Markt + Technik. After the many frustrations that this company’s games has let me feel, I finally wanted to know: why do these games get made and how are they produced? And perhaps more importantly: how can they ever become better?
Join me for a fascinating insight into the world of low budget horse game production.
Read MoreI was invited to be part of their “OG Unwrapped” Showcase Event, where I could try the upcoming Spirit Lucky’s Big Adventure for the first time. Read on to learn my first impressions, what I already love about it, and what to expect from the title.
In January, we learned of a new upcoming horse game based on Dreamworks’ Spirit franchise and the upcoming movie Spirit Untamed. The Mane Quest reached out to its creators in order to learn more about the game’s development. Santiago R. Bedate from aheartfulofgames takes the time to give us some interesting insight behind the scenes of Spirit Lucky’s Big Adventure.
Read MorePublisher Markt + Technik and developer Independent Arts Software have brought another horse farm buildup game to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Let’s have a look.
Read MoreHarvest Days is an upcoming farming simulation indie game which promises somewhat extensive horse features In their latest dev log video, the team reveals details about the horse mechanics and unfortunately… let’s say it’s a mixed bag.
When I reviewed Rival Stars Horse Racing for the release of its Desktop Edition in June 2020, I already came away with a fairly positive view on it. I certainly did not expect the game’s scope to significantly expand beyond Racing. But as it turns out, PikPok games will be doing its best to make a lot of horse game fans very happy in the near future
Read MoreI came across a lovely looking adventure game: Dissension tells the story of an Imperial spy sent onto a dangerous undercover mission. Naturally, I reached out to the developer Disguised Games to get a bit more information about how this cute indie game will tackle its horse content.
Read MoreLet’s face it: Horse Games can be very confusing. Over on wiki.themanequest.com, some of our community members have been creating pages, and categories with a lot of information and screenshots of dozens of different horse games, all in an attempt to help people find the games they’re looking for.
Read MoreDreamworks and Outright Games have announced a new video game based on the Spirit: Riding Free TV show and it’s upcoming feature film adaptation, Spirit Untamed. Spirit Lucky’s Big Adventure will be released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and in the digital PC market.
Read MoreAs the year draws to a close, I want to take the opportunity to share some site stats and insights as well as a bit of self-indulgent rambling on this website and what it means to me. So let’s catch up: what has The Mane Quest been up to in 2020?
Read MoreA few weeks ago, popular gaming website Polygon asked me to write a contribution to their “Horse Girl Canon”: A series of articles for and by horse lovers, about all sorts of horsey content across multiple media.
Read MorePolygon writer Simone de Rochefort and Horse Historian Professor Donna Landry take a close look at the horses in the Assassin’s Creed games: The recent titles Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla all use the same horse model regardless of their vastly different settings and cultural context.
Read MoreMy Riding Stables 2: A New Adventure is scheduled to release this year (exact dates vary) on Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Thanks to a chat with RokaPublish Managing Director Robert Kaiser, I’ve been able to learn a bit more about the project than is currently publicly available.
Read MoreWindstorm: Ari’s Arrival, created by Aesir Interactive, was released along with the movie of the same name in March 2019. I’ve been meaning to review it basically ever since. I have to admit that we’ve all been sleeping on this one, because it really gets a whole bunch of things right, and deserves vastly more attention from horse-loving players than it has been getting.
Read MoreWe’ve written about Red Dead Online and its active Trail Riding communities before. Some people take this positive energy one step further: and organize special Charity rides where they raise funds for various organizations in the process. One such ride takes place next Sunday!
Read MoreIn a live stream, Star Stable announced that their popular horse-based MMORPG will soon come to the small screen. The mobile port promises cross-platform play between mobile users and PC/Mac players, so you can seamlessly hop from one platform to the other depending on where you are.
Read MoreWe continue our series on what to keep in mind when setting out to create your own horse game: Let’s assume now that you already have a bit of gamedev experience in this field, be it as a hobbyist or as a professional.
Perhaps you are – like me – a game creator of some experience who finally wants to tackle their passion project, who finally wants to make “the thing” that you believe is missing: the good horse game.
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